Vandiya devan is not mentioned in history books as much as in PS.But he isnt a fictional character.There was a vandiya devan who married kundavai.But many sequels to PS came like vengayin maindhan of akilan and kanni madam(?-not sure) of sandilyan.
These books describe about rajendra chola.There vandiya devan is portrayed as an important official of chola empire.Hes old though.In rajendras expedition to ganges he participates in the manthralosanai.
In PS it is said that he becomes the vadadisai mathanda nayagar,in kanchipuram--that is the post of aditya karikala is given to him.He marries kundavai and i think he must have shrunk into oblivion for next 15 years,since it was the rule of uthama chola which followed and not PS.He must have come to lime light after rajaraja became the emperor.
Uthama chola is portrayed as a hero in PS.But in udayar of balakumaran he and sembian madhevi are portrayed as villains.Balakumaran says that uthama cholan patronised ravidasan and co and gave them land for killing aditha karikalan.Only after PS became the emperor he punishes them by confiscating all their land and cattle.
Ps doesnt kill them since ravidasan was a bhramin.Udayar says that uthama cholan killed aditha karikalan thru ravidasan.
It gets complicated right?Was sendhan amuthan uthama cholan in history or is it an imagination of kalki?Did that switch take place really?Was the wife of uthama cholan poongulali nachiyar in real? did uthama cholan have any kids?why dint they come to power then?
I think someone discussed about Sendan amudhan as a fictitious character in this group, sometime back. Since Kalki was an ardent fan of cholas he did not want to portray Uttama chola as a wicked person. This sounds logical for me. This is not a movie where characters get changed during childhood. I read PS four years back and forgot most of it. So just two weeks back I started reading it again (thanks to this group)
I remember reading in this group that Uttama cholan only appointed Ravidasan and co for killing Adita karikalan, to get to the thrown. Even in PS, the climax is that PS gives away the thrown to Sendan amudha, alias uttama cholan. But that act is not justified according me. When the whole country is with him and he has great ambitions, I dont think PS would have given away the thrown thinking that Uttama cholan is the legal hire. Probably he got irritated by the politics played by Uttama and so left the thrown to him.
Recently heard about 'Nandipurathu Nayagi'. I didnt read it, thought I will first finish PS and then start with NN so that I can get the sequence right. I heard that RR did not return to chola kindom for nearly 10 years during Uttama cholas period. Also, Vandiyathevan was put in Prison by UC, and he stayed in prison for nearly 10 years. Only after RR came to power Vandiyathevan got his due respect and importance. Wish to read that book soon.
Poonguzhali - should be analyzed. I think she is also a fictitious character in PS. Probably UC never married or never had kids...
i was just reading Tamizh Varalaaru: Chozhar Peruvendar Kaalam,
Uttama Chozha had a number of wives (this is known from Cembian Maatheviyaar's Kalvettu). Some of them were Pattan ThaaLathungi, Mazhaipaadi Thennavan Maathevi, IrungOLar magan VaanavanThevi, Vizhupparaiyar magaLaagiya KizhaanadigaL, PazhuvEttarayar MagaL (name not known). The Pattatharasi was ThirubhuvanaMaathevi.
By the way, UC had a son called Mathuranthakan Kandaraathiththachozhan. He was incharge of a team responsible for overseeing temple funds as well as their operations.
****************** By the way, UC had a son called Mathuranthakan Kandaraathiththachozhan. He was incharge of a team responsible for overseeing temple funds as well as their operations. ******************
Yes. Right. Madhuranthakan Kandaraadhithan was later punished (killed) by Rajaraja due to some malpractices in temple accounts. The underlying reason may be to clear the way for Rajendra for not going through the same struggle as he did.
Oh please don't read Nandhipurathu Naayagi.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did a frantic search for this novel for almost 3 months. But couldn't get this book in any of the book shops. Atlast found the author's (Vikraman) house address and asked my cousin, to go to his house and buy the novel. My cousin also judiciously went to the author's home and bought the novel and couriered to me. You know what. The novel really sucks. Whatever characterization that has been created by Kalki has been totally marauded by Vikraman.
Almost every character in NPN contradicts themselves. Vikraman unwantedly introduces too many side characters like Inbavally, some Chitrakaaran, and an old man and focusses too much on them and leaves the main story. There is utter confusion in the relationship between Arumozhi varman and Inbavalli. Also he creates an illusion of love between Uthama Chola's son and Periya PazhuvEttarayar's daughter but she marries RR. He kills vanathi in the novel, justifying why she didn't acceed to the throne. He starts to build a relation between Amarabujanga Paandiyan and a Chera princess and leaves the story in between and doesn't complete it at all. As such there is no necessity for that thread. Creates another affair between one Sankara ThEvan and a servant novel, I thought there would be too much of emphasis on the romance story of Kundhavai and Vanthiya Thevan. But as such nothing happens and Vanthiyathevan is lodged into the jail for conspiring Adithya Karikaalan's murder. And for some scrap reason, Chinna PazhuvEttarayar releases him from Jail, without getting the king's orders. And I believe Vikraman was in a hurry to finish the novel. This is visibly seen in the 3rd volume, where he skips too many things and there is no continuity at all.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Recently heard about 'Nandipurathu Nayagi'. I didnt read it, thought I will first finish PS and then start with NN so that I can get the sequence right.
In PS, the way Sendhan Amudhan character converted to Uthama Chola is completely fictious.
Once I read an interview of Ki.Rajendran and his sister (Son & daughter of Kalki). Rajendran mentioned that Kalki while writing PS, he had lived with the characters. Seems, everyday Kalki used to do asanas...and one day he was doing Sirasaasana and Rajendran was 6 or 7 yrs old boy studying aside. Suddenly he had screamed "Sendhan Amudhan-aiye Raja-va aakivittaal enna ?" and went running to his table to continue the story.
This incident was remembered by Rajendran in the interview. He said "I didn't understand my father's statement that day as I was very young but later when I read PS I understood". This clearly shows that Sendhan character is imaginary. The marvellous thing to be appreciated here is the way Kalki linked all his fictious characters to the real characters.
Hence....definitely Sendhan Amudhan, his mother, Poonguzhali, Oomai Rani especially Nandhini are imaginary characters. They just add flavour and taste to the real characters/incidents.
And Priya, Sandilyan's story which says that Vandhiyadevan becomes a big shot in Chola empire and sits in Manthiralosanai of Rajendra's Ganges expeditions is "Mannan Magal".
I just started reading Sandilyan's Yavan Rani and I must say I am irritated by the LOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnng sentences that he writes. I remember teachers at school telling us not to write long sentences. I guess the only one who wrote fairly longish sentences (only sometimes though) and that I enjoyed was PG Wodehouse. Sandilyan seems to do that a lot.. Kalki never used that I think.
I agree Sridhar but I guess just wanted other people's opinions on the writing styles and what they think about Sandilyan's frequently long-winded sentences.
> I agree Sridhar but I guess just wanted other people's opinions on the > writing styles and what they think about Sandilyan's frequently > long-winded sentences.
I daresay...I always think that one should keep Kalki's historical romances for the last- having exhausted every other writer;-)
But Sandilyan has his good points (regardless of long sentences and descriptions) - his plots and storylines are well presented. He maintains a sense of suspense until the very end, so inspite of stereotype heroes, his books make a good read:-)